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Texas A&M announces Rob Childress not returning as Aggies baseball coach
By Andrew Olson
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Rob Childress will not return as Texas A&M baseball coach. Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork announced that Childress’ contract is not being renewed Sunday morning.
“Coach Childress is a great man and we appreciate his long-term dedication to Texas A&M and for leading our baseball program with class and dignity in every phase,” Bjork said in a released statement. “Coach Childress deserves our respect and admiration for how he represented our program, and we wish him and his family all the best in their next chapter. I also want to thank our players for their determination and perseverance during this season with all of the protocols in place.
“In our analysis, we believe the program needs a new voice and a new identity, and our search for the next head coach will begin immediately. We, as Aggies, have high expectations for Texas A&M baseball, and we believe this is the best college baseball program in the country and we will attract a great head coach.”
Childress was Texas A&M head coach for 16 seasons, going 622-336-3. He took the Aggies to a school-record 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2007-19, including two trips to the College World Series (2011, 2017). Under Childress, the Aggies won six NCAA Regional titles, two conference regular-season crowns and four league tournament titles.
This season, Texas A&M was 29-27 overall but missed the SEC Tournament for the first time after finishing 13th in league play.
Texas A&M’s announcement says a national search for a new head coach will begin immediately.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
